Police Arrest 3 Chaotic Student Movers, Facebook Administrators Of STM Throughout Jabodetabek

JAKARTA - The police have arrested three youths who are suspected of motivating students to riot in a demonstration against the Omnibus Law Cipta Kerja. These three people were said to be the provocateurs for the students and were involved in the demonstration on the Job Creation Law.

"Polda Metro Jaya, in this case the Crimesus Directorate of Polda Metro Jaya, has secured three people, who are indeed provocation, incitement, as well as hate speech and fake news related to yesterday's demonstration for the invitation to the STM," said Head of Public Relations of Polda Metro Jaya, Kombes. Yusri Yunus was quoted by Antara , Tuesday, October 20.

The three youths who were arrested had the initials MLAI (16), WH (16), and SN (17). MLAI and WH were arrested by officers because they acted as administrators of the Facebook group "STM All Jabodetabek" which incited students to riot during the demonstration. taste.

The STM Facebook group in Jabodetabek is known to have around 20,000 members.

Meanwhile, the third youth, with the initials SN, was secured to have the role of admin for the Instagram account "@ Panjang. Age. Resistance" which contained incitement and provocative content for students to cause riots.

"Indeed they have invited them to riot, he was a provocation, he appeared all the videos, all to take to the streets, all to do damage or riot," said Yusri.

Yusri also confirmed that the account only wanted to create chaos and had absolutely no intention of holding demonstrations or conveying aspirations peacefully.

"Not (for demonstrations), this is all for rioting, not for demonstrations, this is incited to gather, to riot," he added.

The three youths are currently being taken to the Jakarta Metro Police Headquarters for further investigation and development.

Previously, the Head of the Metro Jaya Regional Police, Inspector General Nana Sudjana, revealed that the police had identified a number of parties who were suspected of motivating students to be involved in demonstrations against the Omnibus Law on 8 and 13 October 2020.

"We conveyed that we have identified a number of students from vocational high schools, junior high schools and even elementary schools," said Nana

The police moved quickly by immediately securing the three suspected masterminds behind the students to create a riot to prevent a repeat of the students who infiltrated the peaceful demonstration and caused chaos.